Hemp Is the New Tobacco as Kentucky Farmers Bet on Weed’s Cousin
Source: BloombergMarkets It looks like pot. It smells like pot. But it’s hemp, marijuana’s legal cousin, and it’s taking over the Bluegrass state. Across the rolling hills of Kentucky, which just two...
View ArticleNew Hampshire Bill Would Remove Hemp from Controlled Substances List
Source: Tenth Amendment Center CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 26, 2016) – A New Hampshire bill prefiled for the 2017 legislative session would remove the state ban on industrial hemp, setting the stage to...
View ArticleFarmers: Pennsylvania Trying to Stunt Growth of Industrial Hemp
Source: The Morning Call Too often in recent years, Heather Skorinko has struggled to make money growing corn and soybeans on her North Whitehall Township farm, which has been in the family for more...
View ArticleKentucky Hemp Grower Group Reaps $2,000,000 Harvest in 2016
Source: Atalo Holdings Communications Winchester, Ky. – Atalo Holdings, Inc., a diversified industrial hemp research and production company in Winchester, Ky., announced a $2,000,000 payout to their...
View ArticleA Hemp Haven? Overlooked Provision In Prop 64 May Have A Big Impact In...
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune It’s not amber waves of grain that Christopher Boucher sees in his dreams, but emerald waves of hemp. “I think you’re going to see a lot of industry move into...
View ArticleOregon Bill Would Create Hemp Seed Certification Program; Another Step to...
Source: Tenth Amendment Center Blog SALEM, Ore. (Jan. 15, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Oregon House would establish a hemp seed certification program, an important step paving the way for faster...
View ArticleHemp Acres Might Triple in Kentucky, Attracting More Processors
Source: SouthEast FarmPress Kentucky ag officials cite the recent decline in commodity prices as one factor that appears to be generating increased interest among Kentucky’s farmers in industrial hemp...
View ArticleFarmers Learn More About Benefits of Growing Industrial Hemp as Bill Heads to...
Source: WMBF News MARION COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – Farmers learn more about the benefits of growing industrial hemp as bill heads to the state house. Many of our local farmers are still recovering from the...
View ArticleHemp Business Wins Jump-Start Status
Source: The Daily Sentinel – Grand Junction, CO By Erin McIntyre Thursday, January 19, 2017 A new business that uses hemp for home-building materials was approved for the Colorado Rural Jump-Start...
View ArticleAlaska Bill Would Effectively Legalize Industrial Hemp Production in the State
Source: Tenth Amendment Center Blog JUNEAU, Alaska (Jan. 20, 2017) – A bill prefiled in the Alaska Senate for the 2017 session would effectively legalize industrial hemp production in the state,...
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